Nonstop flight route between Alert, Nunavut, Canada and Kitkatla, British Columbia, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Alert Airport (YLT), Alert, Nunavut, Canada and Kitkatla Water Aerodrome (YKK), Kitkatla, British Columbia, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,351 miles (or 3,784 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the relatively short distance between Alert Airport and Kitkatla Water Aerodrome, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YLT / CYLT |
Airport Name: | Alert Airport |
Location: | Alert, Nunavut, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 82°31'4"N by 62°16'50"W |
Operator/Owner: | DND/1CdnAirDiv Alert AMO Ottawa |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 100 feet (30 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YLT |
More Information: | YLT Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YKK / |
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Location: | Kitkatla, British Columbia, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 53°47'59"N by 130°25'58"W |
Operator/Owner: | The Gitxaala Nation |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 0 feet (0 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from YKK |
More Information: | YKK Maps & Info |
Facts about Alert Airport (YLT):
- The closest airport to Alert Airport (YLT) is Eureka Aerodrome (YEU), which is located 299 miles (481 kilometers) WSW of YLT.
- The furthest airport from Alert Airport (YLT) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 9,999 miles (16,092 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
- There have been two crashes involving fatalities at the airfield since it was established.
- Because of Alert Airport's relatively low elevation of 100 feet, planes can take off or land at Alert Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- Alert Airport (YLT) currently has only 1 runway.
- Alert Airport is the world's northernmost permanent airport, located at Alert, Nunavut, Canada, approximately 830 km south of the true North Pole.
Facts about Kitkatla Water Aerodrome (YKK):
- Because of Kitkatla Water Aerodrome's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Kitkatla Water Aerodrome at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- The furthest airport from Kitkatla Water Aerodrome (YKK) is Port Alfred Airport (AFD), which is located 10,652 miles (17,143 kilometers) away in Port Alfred, South Africa.
- The closest airport to Kitkatla Water Aerodrome (YKK) is Prince Rupert Airport (YPR), which is located 34 miles (54 kilometers) N of YKK.
- In addition to being known as "Kitkatla Water Aerodrome", another name for YKK is "CAP7".